çorak

Meaning

bare, arid

Concepts

bald

infertile

waste

arid

saltwort

waterless

Synonyms

verimsiz

boynuzsuz

çıplak

işlenmemiş

ıssız

kel

kısır

kurak

susuz

daz

boş

bitkisiz

Translations

aride

infertile

pelé

trocken

dürr

άνυδρος

arido

aride

senza attrattive

bêweç

şorax

exaresco

dor

aride

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃoˈɾɑk/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: چوراق

Borrowed from Pahlavi: *šōrak

Cognate with Persian: شور

Cognate with Arabic: شورج

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish چوراق (çorak), borrowed from unattested Middle Persian *šōrak (“salt lake”). Compare Persian شور and Arabic شورج.